Articles By Sharon Kirkey, National Post

• A year of better sleep: How to keep COVID from keeping you up at night in 2022

  A year of better sleep: How to keep COVID from keeping you up at night ...

  Heavier pandemic drinking has likely contributed to a global pandemic of disturbed sleep, according to some sleep scientists.

  Sharon Kirkey, National Post January 3 Sleep

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• What we know about COVID-19 variant Delta's newest offspring

  What we know about COVID-19 variant Delta's newest offspring

  The two Delta sub-lineages, dubbed AY.25 and AY.27, have been detected in every province except Prince Edward Island

  Sharon Kirkey, National Post November 12 Health News

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• The unique ethical challenges of testing animal organs on people who are brain dead

  The unique ethical challenges of testing animal organs on people who are brain dead

  For some, the idea of putting animal parts into humans is creepy. Others aren’t convinced the brain-dead are truly deceased

  Sharon Kirkey, National Post October 25 Healthy Living

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• What's the rationale behind a COVID vaccine booster?

  What's the rationale behind a COVID vaccine booster?

  Could 'fully vaccinated' soon mean triple vaccinated?

  Sharon Kirkey, National Post October 4 Health News

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• Can I ask someone if they got a COVID shot? Vaccine etiquette

  Can I ask someone if they got a COVID shot? Vaccine etiquette

  'And what do you say? Are you doubly vaccinated? Did you have AstraZeneca, or Pfizer? How far do you go with this?'

  Sharon Kirkey, National Post June 20 COVID-19 Vaccine

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• Uneasiness is normal reaction to post-COVID world: experts

  Uneasiness is normal reaction to post-COVID world: experts

  However, 'people will be surprised at how rapidly they do return to normal'

  Sharon Kirkey, National Post June 14 Coronavirus

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• Race is on for Canada to vaccinate its way out of potential 4th wave

  Race is on for Canada to vaccinate its way out of potential 4th wave

  Canada’s COVID odyssey is drawing closer to its end. The wild card hovering on the horizon, however, is Delta, the variant behind runaway infections in India

  Sharon Kirkey, National Post June 10 Coronavirus

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• Don't downplay COVID-19 risks to kids, doctors say

  Don't downplay COVID-19 risks to kids, doctors say

  Many infectious disease specialists say an end to school closures and the path back to normalcy, even sanity, hinges on having children vaccinated

  Sharon Kirkey, National Post June 3 Coronavirus

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• How hard-core vaccine deniers could impact the 'moveable middle'

  How hard-core vaccine deniers could impact the 'moveable middle'

  'The problem of misinformation has been incredibly acute with the pandemic, but it’s not going away. The spread of misinformation is one of the great challenges of our time'

  Sharon Kirkey, National Post May 27 Coronavirus

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• Can the vaccine hesitant be swayed?

  Can the vaccine hesitant be swayed?

  Will it take incentives to convince the 20 per cent of Canadian who appear to be sitting on the sidelines? Or coercive policies?

  Sharon Kirkey, National Post May 23 Coronavirus

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